In fact the area in which I’m staying, Prati, has streets named after all kinds of fascinating Romans including Julius Caesar, the Scipios and Cicero.ĭue to budget reasons I stayed at a guesthouse also named after Octavian. He is better known as Augustus but I’m not going to quibble. However, my mood is still buoyant as my hotel is on Via Ottaviano (Octavian Street) and 2014 is the 2,000th anniversary of Octavian’s death. My hotel is predictably just outside the walls, enough to add another 20 euros to the bill. Visitors to Rome be warned – this flat fee only applies outside of rush hour and also if your hotel is situated within the Aurelian city walls. The guidebook has warned me that a flat rate is charged my taxis dropping to/from airports. I make my first mistake before I reach my hotel. I devour a pile of books and rewatch some favourite documentaries as Trip Prep, I’m ready to rock and roll. I have a brand new pair of sturdy walking boots with the memory of how a week in Athens killed my beloved Skechers fresh in my mind. After weeks of highlighting and annotating a few guide books I have managed to draw up a pretty full itinerary for myself. I can nerd out at my own (admittedly punishing) pace without worrying that my companions will get Ruin Fatigue.Īfter a bumper summer I can afford to splash out on a slighter longer trip so I book for 9 nights instead of 6. As with Athens, I fully intend to take advantage of not having to accommodate anyone else into my plans. So, leaving hubby at home, I alter my plans and jump on the opportunity for a study trip. After a long summer dealing with tourists the best way for me to unwind is to be a tourist myself. I’ve been to Malta many times for business and pleasure and the fact that I know the island very well would have led to a far more relaxed experience for my long suffering husband! However as usual planning anything whilst married to a soldier is pointless. I wasn’t planning on travelling by myself so soon, in fact I had planned to take my husband on a tour of Malta. Seven years later, the coin I threw into the Trevi fountain has finally worked, I am back. Even though we crammed a lot in, (including a day trip to Pompeii and Herculaneum,) Rome is a city that a nerd will never tire of and I’ve been itching to get back ever since. I have been to Rome before, my now husband and I visited in October 2007 for a 4 day break and I thrilled at showing him some of the places that have fuelled my Classics passion since my childhood. I’m travelling alone for the second time in my life following from my Athens trip in May this year. I grab a taxi to my hotel in an excited rush, I have a packed itinerary for the next ten days and need to start ticking places off of my list as soon as possible. Patrick's Day Parade takes place in Dublin each March, but that isn't all there is to do in Ireland's capital city.I land at Fiumicino airport just outside Rome at about 10.30. Amsterdam also boasts the world's only floating flower museum - founded in 1862, where visitors can now purchase fresh bouquets and vacuum-packed tulip bulbs. One notable museum to keep an eye (or an ear?) out for is the Van Gogh Museum, which houses the largest collection of original van Gogh paintings in the world. The Dutch capital is home to dozens of museums containing stunning artwork and historical artefacts dating back to the thirteenth century. Whether you're cycling on the well-maintained bike paths or taking a boat tour on the city's famous canal system, there are plenty of reasons to travel around Amsterdam. We've also included some helpful resources to set you on your way. We've compiled our top 12 most cultural cities to visit for travel journal inspiration. In this article, we're going to take a look at the best places to write in the world. Is there anything which provides travel journal inspiration quite like visiting a city thoroughly steeped in history and culture?Īt Paper Republic, we've previously explored how to write a travel diary. As writers, we all experience those moments where we need a spark to fuel our creative juices.
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